2007 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

2007 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK UP TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND MOVES BACK AND FORTH *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. IF A SLIGHT BUMP IS HIT IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHAKES BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE CONSUMER SLOWS DOWN. *JB

I UNDERSTAND CHRYSLER HAS FINALLY ADMITTED TO THE "DEATH WOBBLE" 2003-2011 PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS, THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE MID 1990 MODELS AND NOW WE WHO OWN AND MAINTAIN THOSE MODELS ARE LEFT OUT AND ARE STILL HAVING THE PROBLEMS. IT WAS THEIR PROBLEM IN THE BEGINNING AND THEY REFUSED TO CORRECT IT. I, AT MY EXPENSE HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED IN 2010 AND ONCE AGAIN THE PROBLEM CONTINUES PEOPLE ARE STILL DRIVING THE OLDER MODELS AND ARE STILL AT RISK. A DODGE WILL LAST FOREVER IF IT IS TAKEN CARE OF, THAT IN MIND DODGE SHOULD RECALL ALL THE 90'S MODELS ALSO, IT IS NOT RIGHT. PEOPLE CAN DIE IN ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THE OLDER VEHICLE. ALSO!!! HOW MANY ACCIDENTS, THAT MAY HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH HAVE THERE BEEN AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY INVOLVED VEHICLES IN THE 1990 RANGE BEFORE DODGE FINALLY ADMITTED TO THE PROBLEM. ALL THE VEHICLES WITH A HISTORY OF THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED. *KB

THE WIPER LINKAGE FAILED FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER CAUSING A LOSS OF WINDOW WIPING CAPABILITY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS CAUSES VISIBILITY ISSUES EVEN ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE LOOSE LINKAGE ARM COULD ALSO BECOME STUCK AND CAUSE A COMPLETE LOSS OF WINDOW WIPING ABILITY. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER BUMPY ROAD SURFACES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IN ORDER TO STOP THE SHAKING, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SLOWED DOWN TO 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BALL JOINTS. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BALLS JOINTS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TIE ROD, STEERING DAMPENER, PITMAN ARM, FRONT AXLE U-JOINT, AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. SM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD END WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

2007 DODGE 2500 DIESEL [DEATH WOBBLE] WHEN COMING TO A BRIDGE OR LIP IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE STARTS JUMPING VIOLENTLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE FRONT END WAS SWERVING OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL TIE ROD BROKE IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

2007 DODGE RAM PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END DROPPED OUT WHILE DRIVING APPROX 45 MPH ON BACK ROAD. LOST ALL STEERING FUNCTION, AS LEFT SIDE IS ATTACHED TO RIGHT SIDE. NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLISION WITH SEVERAL TREES AND A SMALL BRIDGE. TRUCK FINALLY STOPPED IN ONCOMING DITCH. TIE RODS HAD BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY APPROX 30K MILES PRIOR. TRUCK DROVE NORMAL UNTIL THIS POINT, BUT TIE RODS HAD STARTED SHOWING WEAR PREVIOUSLY, BUT NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH TO CAUSE ANY ALARM. DEALERSHIP WAS UNWILLING TO REPLACE TIE RODS UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE THIRD TIME, AS IT WAS THE LAST WEEK OF SAID WARRANTY. REPLACED PARTS WITH HEAVY DUTY AFTERMARKET PARTS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. DEALERSHIP HAD INSPECTED TRUCK ON A PREVIOUS TRIP AND SAID TRUCK HAD "UPDATED" STEERING LINKAGES AND COMPONENTS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS (70+ MPH), WHEN VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS "ROUGH ROAD" CONDITIONS SUCH AS A SUDDEN BUMP AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF A BRIDGE AND/OR ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD, VEHICLE BEGINS SHAKING ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY AND WILL NOT CEASE UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO BELOW APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. BRAKING IS ALSO AFFECTED DURING THIS EPISODE OF MALFUNCTION.

WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND COME ACROSS A BUMP,LIFT, OR DIP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I TOOK A ROAD TRIP TO FLORIDA RECENTLY AND I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AT 90 MPH, IT MADE ME CROSS INTO THE NEXT LANE THEN INTO THE MEDIAN. TALKING ABOUT SCARY!I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET A LOT AND IT APPEARS THE BE CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE FACT THAT DODGE HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS. WHY? PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAVE THE PROBLEM! ITS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW IN THE DODGE DESIGN NOT BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE CUMMINS DIESEL. I HAVE LOOKED INTO GETTING THIS 08 STEERING UPGRADE BUT THE DEALER WANTS $975 TO FIX IT AND CAN NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX IT.